Companion animal hospice care focuses on comfort and quality of life in the final weeks or months of life, reducing suffering at the end of life.
Animals approaching end of life often suffer from unmanaged pain, nausea, and breathlessness that veterinary hospice care can alleviate. The quality of an animal's final weeks and months matters profoundly for their welfare. Hospice approaches that maintain comfort while enabling families to spend meaningful time with their pets improve the dying experience. Timely euthanasia based on quality of life assessment prevents prolonged suffering at the end of life.